"Denny" writes:

The plug wires are 4 years old and in fine shape... The cost of
Steve's time and parts to rebuild these mags was not economical... We
tossed around the idea of going to Slicks, but
that mean't buying new wires, which were not needed... In the end we
opted for a set of rebuilt mags from AVIAL by way of Aircraft Spruce...


These are the kind of GA stories that make me cry. Thirty five years
ago, I remember changing the points and rotor in a Beetle. That was
the last mechanical ignition I've seen.

I junked my 2nd Datsun 210 this year. From 1979 on, those two were
all I'd driven. And while I'd acquired and kept a spare ignition
module; I'd never used one. (Nor the spare starter....)

And while the Beetle was a PITA to start in cold damp weather with
a weak battery... my neighbor just donated away his +10yo Caddy
Coupe de Bismarck. After spending ~$10K on an engine rebuild a few
years ago {gag!} he finally gave up after the ?air? boost part of
the suspension failed & the dealer wanted $3K more to fix it. It
sat there for 2+ years because he really didn't want to let it go;
all the new ones (inc. his) were smaller and he kept hoping it could
be fixed...

Finally his spouse ordered it gone. The flatbed from the 501c3
couldn't hook it at the angle it was parked, so he and I used my
"battery boiler" charger and my welding cable jumpers. It fired up
on a squirt of ether; and as soon as the gas made it up front, kept
going. We managed to back it into the alley despite the fact he'd
left the parking brake on and the rear wheels were seized. (A little
dish soap & H2O helped...)

I keep hoping that someone somehow will figure out a way to move
some of the massive tecnology improvements we use (and ignore) daily
in our cars into the fleet; but I sure don't know what that route
is...


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